Sentence examples for powerless to protect from inspiring English sources

"The victims of these crimes are too often powerless to protect themselves, so we need to have effective Women and Children's Protection Units not just in Liberia, but across the continent of Africa.

(Petitions to God, he concluded, were powerless to protect people from sickness).

He is powerless to protect his charges, however, against another sinister threat: polio.

The world is full of genuine dangers, many of which people feel powerless to protect themselves against.

And, after your children see that you are powerless to protect them, this will permanently change things between you.

I think Redd is a good goal, but we people here are powerless to protect our forest.

In detention, Abdellatif feels powerless and unable to protect those who are closest to him, an anxiety most acute around his youngest son.

"But Scottish ministers are not powerless to act to protect council tax payers who will have to foot the bill of increased homelessness or those vulnerable tenants at risk of losing their home.

But an increasing proportion of the population actually wants what Labour ought to offer - more government intervention in the economy to protect powerless individuals against the greed and waste of mighty corporations, an assault on the social diseases which are the product of deprivation and a protection of the environment.

I'm tired of feeling scared for the safety of my children (my son in particular) and feeling powerless to do anything to protect them.

He has formed sensible budget policies that are not dedicated to protecting the powerful, and has worked to save the social safety net to protect the powerless.